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Tony Gwynn Jr. traded to Padres for Jody Gerut!

San Diego Padres' Jody Gerut gets congratulations after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros during a baseball game in Houston on Sunday, May 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)

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6 months ago: San Diego Padres' Jody Gerut gets congratulations after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros during a baseball game in Houston on Sunday, May 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)

After hearing rumors of this trade, I just asked Tom Krasovic and he hadn't heard anything:

Tom Krasovic:  No. He's been available, on and off, for more than a year. So I doubt he would be expensive.

At virtually the same time Corey Brock broke the news:

Padres trade today, only it's not Peavy. The Padres are getting OF Tony Gwynn Jr. from the Brewers for Jody Gerut. More later.

[Note by jbox, 05/21/09 12:21 PM PDT ]

Tom Krasovic:  That's accurate. Gwynn Jr. will roam Petco Park. Gerut wasn't bad, but Gwynn Jr. should cover a bit more ground.

Tom Krasovic:  Scouts like his defense a little better. Gerut's a more powerful and accomplished hitter who was off to a poor start.

[Note by jbox, 05/21/09 2:39 PM PDT ]

Jenny Cavnar tweets

Tony Gwynn Jr. will be in uniform tonight vs Giants and will wear number 18.

[Note by jbox, 05/21/09 2:40 PM PDT ]

Gerut never seemed to play as bad as his number might show.  He made some great plays in the outfield this week.  One he turned his back on the ball and stole a home run by leaping over the outfield wall.  Later in that same game he dove in on a shallow fly ball.  Seemed to hit the ball hard on a line.

The only thing I really know about Tony Gwynn Jr. is that he sprung from the loins of Tony the Gwynn and that's really enough for me.

I'm not sure if it will make a whole lot of difference this season which player we have in the line up.  Gwynn's younger, less injury prone and supplies his own batting coach.

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Do you like the Gwynn Jr. for Gerut trade?
Yes, his last name is Gwynn after all
272 votes
No, Gerut is a better player
173 votes

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Welcome home Tony

Maybe the Padres can use him full time as a lead off hitter

by TheAxManCometh on May 21, 2009 12:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Can't help but feel this

is a PR move more than a baseball one

Gotta be the furthest-flung Friar fan

by london_balling on May 21, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He is younger and cheaper

and a bit of a PR move. Gerut was no great shakes either though. Let the salary dump continue.

This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on May 21, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Total PR Move

Gotta get fans back in those seats! Attendance has sucked lately. Now nostalgic San Diego baseball fans will flock to the park to see Tony Gwynn (Jr.) play for the Padres again.

I always liked Gerut, but he’s been in a funk lately. This could turn out to be good.

by Mr. Meadows on May 21, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Love the move

Completely agree with it from a marketing perspective. Disagree with it from a “Gey” OT jokes perspective.

"I bleed powder blue." - Antonio Gates

by matto619 on May 21, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't like the PR spin on this

If PR were a priority, Trevor would still wear a Padre uniform.

If PR were a priority, Giles would NOT be in a Padre uniform.

I’m not convinced that TGJ sells tickets.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 21, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

I don't know.

Does he sell the place out? Of course not. But does he sell some tickets? I think he does. I think you’re both over-estimating the intelligence of a number of San Diego sports fans. The same people that call Scott Hairston “Harrison” will LOVE this deal.

by Drama on May 21, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Also Trevor and Giles had much larger monetary issues than TGJ. As does Gerut, relatively.

by Dalton on May 21, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where was this thinking

when TGJ was passed on waivers?

I just don’t see them suddenly coming to this realization. If it’s all true, tell them I hate them.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 21, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TGJ was passed on waivers?

i forgot about that.

wow

552

by wrveres on May 22, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Totally right

and just think of the PR they’ll get when they let Heat go in two years and wheel Trevor back in for a final hurrah!

Gotta be the furthest-flung Friar fan

by london_balling on May 21, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Funny you'd mention that.

I’ve hypothesized that they would pull that stunt too.

Nice user name, too. You live by the river?

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by TheThirdGonzalez on May 21, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One other thing...I think PR IS a priority with the Padres front office.

They just have no f**king clue as to how to do it correctly. The sad thing is we can’t even blame this on Sandy.

by Drama on May 21, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not without trying

We can pin it on Sandy for not getting TGJ earlier. If we’re just going to suck in the present and enjoy season’s past, we should have started it two seasons ago.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 21, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is a dumb, pointless trade

It’s not an upgrade and if anything puts TGJR in the unwinnable position of being compared to his father. And if this was really done as a PR move, if THIS is something the FO really thinks will spark fan interest, then this organization is in far more disarray than I ever thought.

by Winfield's Ghost on May 21, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Seriously

I don’t want to see failed Gwynn out there.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 21, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Failed Gwynn ? I watched Chris Gwynn in 1996

Chris Gwynn has a “Oscar Azocar” like year in 1996. We have already seen a failed Gwynn in a Pads uniform.

by texpadre on May 21, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But he did hit that double…

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by TheThirdGonzalez on May 21, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Correction

Another failed Gwynn who bats nowhere near .300.

Believe me, I’d love nothing more than to be wrong about this. But to me, it looks like we got another Drew Macias with a fancy name. PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME BE WRONG.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 21, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agree

"I suggest more bike" ~KSK

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by justdave on May 21, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

cynical PR B.S.

Insert clever sig here

by bagdog on May 21, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is a bad move

Couldn’t we get a better deal for Gerut?

"Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted."

Groucho Marx

by planetjeffy on May 21, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gwynn cleared waivers in April,

 so the Padres could’ve had him for nothing at that time. He didn’t hit much in Triple A last year.

"Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted."

Groucho Marx

by planetjeffy on May 21, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

this makes no sense.

Must be a complete salary dump, and Gerut is only making $1.75 MM whereas TGJ is probably making 400k or 500k.

We save a little over a million and lose a good bat?

The only beneifit will be that he can lead off.

by TJB on May 21, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A GOOD BAT????????

Gerut’s hitting 220

"I bleed powder blue." - Antonio Gates

by matto619 on May 21, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He also hit about

.297 last year, he’s barely up to 100 ABs, nevertheless I’d bet he can outhit Gwynn JR

by TJB on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Gerut for Jr? Is this all we could get for him? May 21: Padres officially waving the white flag after a 5 game win streak. Moores/Moorad REALLY want to have this budget down to 40 mill.

by L Magico on May 21, 2009 1:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This just in

Padres actually attempting YOUTH MOVEMENT
People still unhappy

by TheAxManCometh on May 21, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the Funk is this?

Seriously, a struggling AAAA hitter for a guy who nearly hit .300 last year with some power.

Not to mention, Gerut might not have the legs of TGwynn but he made MANY spectacular diving plays in center field.

Just during that one game in the reds series, he stole a near-home run and made a diving catch coming in.

The only advantage is that TGwynn is younger and a bit cheaper, but I think Gerut’s not making more than 1 MM right now anyway.

Totally not worth it.

Straight up, we got a worse player for a better player, horrible.

by TJB on May 21, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So I take it

your name doesn’t stand for ‘Tony Junior Bandwagon’.

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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev

by TheThirdGonzalez on May 21, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

It's actually

TIJUANA JAIL BREAK

"Get on board early," Black said, alluding to, what he feels, is a crop of up-and-coming players.

"I would tell those fans that we're going to play good baseball. We're going to play hard. We're going to have exciting young players..." -Bud Black

by The Kipper on May 22, 2009 2:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's this kind of trade

that makes everybody negative on what we’d get in return for Jake.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 21, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The FO is aware

that they were supposed to tank last season to get Strasburg right and not this one?

by DougOLis on May 21, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The guys at Friar Forecast look at it from a positive angle

Though “positive” is a stretch

Your Newest Padre: Tony Gwynn Junior

"He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt"

by penguinpatrol on May 21, 2009 1:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on now, is Gerut that good?

we picked him up off the scrap heap in 08. He is a career 267 hitter with limited power and a decent glove in the field. The only reason he is in the majors is because the padres stink. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him at AAA for the brewers. He definitely won’t be more that a situational guy for them. Let’s not act like we just traded Babe Ruth for a baby ruth.

I think this trade is a push. Gerut might be slightly better player, but Gwynn is younger and a better defender and has more upside.

by Stephen (shaynes41) on May 21, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Here here

All very very good points that I hope everyone else reads

"I bleed powder blue." - Antonio Gates

by matto619 on May 21, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Limited power with a glove

to no power with a glove

It’s a downgrade no matter what.

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 21, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How does this make Venable / Macias / Huffman / Blanks feel?

most any of those guys could do the same thing as TGJ and we wouldn’t have to trade anyone to get them because THIEY"RE ALREADY OURS!

by TJB on May 21, 2009 1:40 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

good point

i feel like venable has earned a chance

DODGERS, RED SOX, YANKEES, BRONCOS, PATRIOTS and RAIDERS all suck. Especially the Dodgers.

by LJbumfool on May 21, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess this just goes to show

This move was about saving money now.
Period.

by TJB on May 21, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think there is any doubt

Gerut is gone at years end and in his 30’s. You trade him and get a 26 yo 4th OF and save 1 million and change.

This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on May 21, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Easy Solution

LF: Hairston
CF: Gwynn Jr
RF: Venable

by TheAxManCometh on May 21, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who cares?

Might as well get a Triple-A player with the name Gwynn for a .221 hitter. It’s a Triple-A team anyway.

by FreakSammy on May 21, 2009 2:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gerut a luxury

at 1.75 million. Hopefully this means more plate appearances — like every night — for Hairston, with Gwynn as 4th outfielder/defensive sub. If so it is addition by subtraction. Assuming Scottie keeps hitting .354.

by Billy Almon on May 21, 2009 2:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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